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Spankin' Fresh and Clean

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Austin's Gallery has gone through a big transformation over the past week, and we have reopened this weekend with a new, fresh, ...

Kokeshi Love

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Do you have it too?  I spent time during my childhood in Japan. When I left, a part of Japanese life and culture became a part of me....

Mobile blogging?

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This is a test. For the next several seconds, this blog will conduct a test of the mobile blogging system. This is only a test. I only as...

design finds

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My HSHB online class is in it's last few weeks, and though I am sad it's soon coming to a close, I feel ready to begging puttin...

Scrap haps

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I have to say that it's been bittersweet to see the end come so quickly to Junelle Jacobsen and Christy Tomlinson's class, The Art o...

Grrl crush

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Do you get those too? Girl crushes? Um humm, I know you do ... So, it's ok to admit it. Today, I'm crushing big time... I'm over...

Upcoming classes! woohoo!

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Hey peeps! I've finally gotten my act together and scheduled my next round of classes. Yay!! There are two needle felting classes, but o...

Etsy love: supporting the slow craft movement

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I love this. This is why I keep my shop active on Etsy . It's why I shop for goods and (many) services on Etsy, and why I support other ...

Sunny day love

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Art journal piece created from The Art of Wild Abandonment class I think, years from now, when I look back on today... on where I am in thi...

Cutes on tour

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Oh, my heck! will you look at these cutes! They have flown the coop, well, at least temporarily... Where have they gone? Maybe they are sail...

Tattooed baby

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In IOP*, we have met amazing families, incredible parents, troubled teens and broken souls who have found their way back from the brink of a...

Re-balancing

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It's a time of rebalancing and redirecting for me. It's been exactly one month since our 15 year old son, Drew, left for In Balance ...

Cleaning the house of my heart

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Who really enjoys cleaning house? I, for one, allow my ADD to take over, and find any and every distraction possible in order to procrastina...

Mini Owl Class is This Saturday!

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Well, I cannot resist a pair of oh-so-cute owlies... I don't know about you! If you feel the same, then give the girls at Paper Tales a...

Owls on holiday

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Even the teeniest owls love a good time. Just wait til you see what's been going on with my newest creations. They've been pretty bu...

I heART you

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Image courtesy Tumbler Wishing you the Happiest and most Heartfelt day ever today... with lots of love from me to you... x, Val

New Classes at Paper Tales!

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Yep, classes! Hooray! The first class is Sat, Feb, 11 (um, kinda today ... sorry for the late notice), but it's already filled up, so do...

Fantastic Felt

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I am crazy about felt! I admit it. I started as a young girl with a love for sewing, migrated to painting and drawing love, then to knitting...